Alan Nunnelee on Crime

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The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Capital punishment for certain crimes, such as first degree murder & terrorism"

Sponsored Constitutional Amendment defining victims' rights.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Congressional Summary:Prohibits denial or abridgement of the rights of a crime victim to fairness, respect, and dignity. Grants a crime victim the right:

to not be excluded from public proceedings relating to the offense;

to be heard at any release, plea, sentencing, or other such proceeding;

to proceedings free from unreasonable delay;

to reasonable notice of the release or escape of the accused;

to due consideration of the crime victim's safety and privacy; and

to restitution.

Grants the crime victim, or the victim's lawful representative, standing to fully assert and enforce such rights in any court.

Opponent's argument against bill: (Testimony of Prof. Robert P. Mosteller before the House Subcommittee):

The infamous police brutality case of Rodney King in Los Angeles provides an example of the problematic nature of
giving special trial rights to victims. But for the videotape shot by a neighbor of the beating administered by the police to King, King was on his way to being charged with assault on police officers. In this prosecution, the true perpetrators would hav